Restoration & Rehabilitation Awards
Arch Social Club – 2426 Pennsylvania Avenue
Renovating the Arch Social Club’s historic facade and contributing to the revitalization of Pennsylvania Avenue:
Arch Social Club, David H. Gleason Associates, Inc., RAM Contracting Services
Senator Theatre – 5904 York Road
Award for the Restoration and Rehabilitation of the Senator Theatre:
Senator Theater, LLC, A.R. Marani, Acoustical Design Collaborative, LTD, Allen N. Walpert & Son, Inc., American Piping & Fire Protection Contractors, Inc., Baltimore Development Corporation, Barons Stage Curtains, Betty Bird & Associates LLC, Burton & Burton Painting Inc., Caplan Brothers Glass, Inc., Castro/Arts, D.L. Boyd Inc., Department of Housing and Community Development, Forakis Refrigeration & Air Conditioning, Inc., Hertzbach & Company, James Standiford, Jason Delmaro, JB Hayes Mechanical Contractor, Inc., Joe Adamczyk, John McFadden Holiday Display, Jonathan Maxwell Studios, JVS Steel, Inc., Maryland Historical Trust, Maryland Septic Tank & Sewer Company, Masters Construction, Matthew Mosca, Mercury Masonry, Inc., Metro Technical Services, Michael J Walkley PA, Norman Wesson, Precision Concrete Construction, Pyramid Door & Hardware, R.B. Fulton Co., Inc., R. Thomas Frock Inc., Sessa Sheet Metal Contractors, Inc., Siegel, Rutherford, Bradstock & Ridgeway, Sydney Hopkins, Thea Osato, Thomas Brown Woodwright, Thomas Moore Studios.
1010 North Calvert Street
Located along one of the grand rows in historic Mt. Vernon, 1010 North Calvert Street involved a lot of work on a lot of great historic materials. The project included stripping and reusing windows and doors, plastering walls and ceilings, and installing new plumbing and electrical throughout the building. And that was only after the building underwent complete brick and stone restoration (including the stoop). Even the signature Queen Anne’s windows were retained and restored.
Award for the Restoration and Rehabilitation of 1010 North Calvert Street:
1010 North Calvert, LLC,East End Design Group, Ian Sokoloski, Recovery Home Improvement, Inc.
207 North Castle Street
There was not a whole lot that could go wrong that hadn’t already happened for 207 North Castle Street. Located in the East Monument Historic District, the roof leaked, the doors and windows had been removed, the exterior walls were badly damaged and the interior walls (where they remained) were in terrible shape. The rehab work anchored the front facade, repaired the roof, installed new historically correct windows in the empty openings, and replaced joists and missing trim. The result is astonishing.
Award for the Restoration and Rehabilitation of 207 North Castle Street:
Skyline 2011-1, LLC, O’Connell and Associates
427 Drury Lane
427 Drury Lane is a case study in careful restoration. The house had wonderful historic features but was in the unfortunately classic state of last having seen attention when Harry Truman was president. The work was remarkable for its light touch. The historic features were preserved and refurbished with little change other than the installation of central air conditioning. The owners, and project team, clearly valued the historic space.
Award for the Restoration and Rehabilitation of 427 Drury Lane:
Advanced Business Solutions
1817 Eutaw Place
The work on this grand Bolton Hill house took it back from a multi-unit dwelling to its grandeur as wonderful single family home. Its conversion into apartments had thankfully spared many original details, including fireplaces, mantels, stairs, and crown molding. These were retained and repaired, as were the original front windows. With additional work to redo the kitchen and bathrooms, the house once again sparkles.
Award for the Restoration and Rehabilitation of 1817 Eutaw Place:
Pencor 09, LLC
105 South Gilmor Street
This grand 1860s house in Union Square had a passable appearance on the outside, but the inside told another story. While there were great historic elements remaining, including a tin ceiling in the living room and a great stained glass transom light in the front hall, much of the interior was in poor shape. Without changing the floor plan, the owner and project team replaced non-historic windows with ones to match the originals, repaired plaster throughout, refishied the original heart pine floor, and installed a new kitchen and bathrooms where the existing ones were not habitable. The result is a great rowhouse that is as gorgeous on the inside as it is on the outside.
Award for the Restoration and Rehabilitation of 105 South Gilmor Street:
Urban Phoenix Properties Corporation, Adam Carballo
324 East Lafayette Avenue
There was not a whole lot to speak of at 324 East Lafayette when the project started. The building was covered with formstone, all of the windows were missing, and the inside was a mess. The work included removing the formstone and restoring the original underlying masonry, installing new doors and windows made to match what was there originally (including the signature Baltimore bull nose frames), and restoring the marble steps out front. Where elements were missing (including the main stair and all of the interior doors), new ones were made to match, and the house was given new plumbing and electrical systems throughout.
Award for the Restoration and Rehabilitation of 324 East Lafayette Avenue:
Charles Davies, Trace Architects
617 Lennox Street
617 Lennox Street was dubiously nicknamed the “Formstone Monster” in the Mount Royal Terrace Historic District in Reservoir Hill. It had sat vacant for over 15 years. The Druid Heights CDC acquired the home and undertook the restoration project to meet historic preservation standards and also return the open feeling of this unusually wide rowhouse. the bay window was restored, the formstone removed, and the facade restored. New wood trim was painstakingly created to put back some of the signature historic elements that now make this glorious house an appealing part of the neighborhood.
Award for the Restoration and Rehabilitation of 617 Lennox Street:
Druid Heights CDC, Harbor Development, Seto Architects
5604 Wildwood Lane
This 1862 historic house in the Mt. Washington Historic District is known by the name “Wayside.” It sits on 3 acres of land and has three stories, each 1500 square feet, along with numerous porches and 11 ft. ceilings. The extensive work included replacing a rotted roof, wood siding, and shutters. The stone foundation needed repair and the stone chimneys needed to be rebuilt. Even the original yellow pine flooring was retained and patched only where necessary. With a new kitchen and bathrooms, the 150 year old house again sparkles.
Award for the Restoration and Rehabilitation of 5604 Wildwood Lane:
Henry and Anne Wagner, Mary Randall Wagner, AIA
Adaptive Reuse & Compatible Design
Baltimore Design School – 1500 Barclay Street
Award for the Adaptive Reuse of the Former Lebow Brothers Manufacturing Building:
Baltimore Design School, Absolute Fire Protection, Acoustical Design Collaborative Ltd., Architectural Products of Virginia, Ashton Design, Baltimore City Public Schools, Business Flooring, Centerline Construction Inc., Delaware Elevator, Education Systems Planning, GLB Concrete, Henry Adams Consulting Engineers, Heritage Mechanical, Hirsch Electric, Hughes Associates, Inc., Jarvis Steel & Lumber Co., Inc., Kayden Premier Contracting, Kone Elevator, Lazarus Design Associates, Mahogany, Inc., New World Construction, Inc., Prodec Finishes, Revolution Windows, Ron Kemper Masonry, Seawall Development, Southway Builders, Inc., Susan Patterson, The Berg Corporation, Tri County Roofing, Window Consultants, Woods Fireproofing, Xpress Flooring, Ziger Snead.
Chase Brexton Health Center at Monumental Life Building – 1111 North Charles Street
Award for the Adaptive Reuse of the Monumental Life Building:
Chase Brexton Health Services, HITT Contracting, Inc., Marks, Thomas Architects, NBBJ, Watchdog PM
Gunther Apartments – 1211 South Conkling Street
Award for the Adaptive Reuse of the Gunther Brewery:
Obrecht Commercial Real Estate, 3D Structural Engineers, Inc., Betty Bird and Associates, LLC, Gordon and Greenberg Architects, Green Street Environmental, Hirsch Electric, LLC, Kinsley Construction, Kinsley Equities, Peskerinnea Wright, RM Sovich Architects, Roman Co., Inc., SAH Engineering, Structural Restoration Services, Inc., Urban Green Environmental
Mill No. 1 – 3000 Falls Road
Award for the Adaptive Reuse of the Mt. Vernon Mill Complex:
Terra Nova Ventures, AB Associates, Alexander Design Studio, Ballard Spahr, Bob Tucker Consulting, Inc., Chesapeake Community Advisors, Inc., Gower Thompson Inc., Kinsley Construction, Ober Kaler, S.J. Martenet & Co., Inc., Urban Green Environment, LLC
Roland Park Residence – Roland Park
Award for the Adaptive Reuse of a Former Stable into a Residence:
Anonymous Owner, Rohrer Studio
Stone House at Auchentoroly Terrace – 2100 Liberty Heights Avenue
Award for the Resurrection and Adaptive Reuse of the Druid Hill Park Superintendent’s House:
Parks and People Foundation & Baltimore Department of Recreation and Parks, Eco Goats, Lewis Contractors, Lilker Emo Energy Solutions LLC, R.G. Vanderweil Engineers, LLP, ReStl Designers, Inc., Simpson, Gumpertz & Heger, Stephen Stimson Associates, Ziger Snead